Missouri, Arizona to Vote on Abortion Rights Ballot Measures (1)

Measures to enshrine abortion rights will go before voters in Arizona and Missouri in November, the latest wins for petitioners looking to overturn state abortion restrictions this election cycle.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R), who last year engaged in monthslong litigation over the state constitutional amendment’s summary language, announced Tuesday that he officially certified the measure from Missourians for Constitutional Freedom for the state’s 2024 election ballot. The proposed amendment, for which the campaign submitted more than 380,000 signatures in support, would establish a right to abortion up to fetal viability, or roughly 24 weeks into pregnancy. ...